As the plot begins to unfold itself in this section of The Great Gatsby, I was very excited to see some symbolism used by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The bridge symbolizes a choice, and once it is crossed/made, there is no turning back. Fitzgerald writes, "anything can happen now that we've slid over this bridge..anything at all," (Fitzgerald 73). The stakes are high and things are going to change, for better or worse, now.
Also, I was a bit confused about Tom and Gatsby's relationship. I couldn't pinpoint if they had met before. The disappearing act of Gatsby definitely says that something is wrong. I see it as sort of a foreshadowing of conflict in the near future. The relationship between the two won't be positive and it clearly has everything to do with Daisy- that is the only possibility. I cannot wait to see where this takes us as we continue to the rising action!
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